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originally posted in:The Roleplay League
12/23/2015 5:36:10 PM
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J," So. This is what you've become eh? Just another mindless drone in the grand scheme of the Darkness? You used to be so much better."
L," You have no idea what I am. Or what I'm willing to do."
J," I thought I could save Aries, but I was a fool. And now, you paid the price for it. Well, now I'm going to set things right, and if I have to kill you..... So be it."
Lake formed a sword of pure Darkness, while James formed a sword of pure Light, and they clashed.
Lakir had been busy fighting Xil. They were evenly matched.
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Edited by Moot: 12/23/2015 5:42:43 PMSwitch sprinted towards Lakir and Xil as fast as he could, the moment he saw them. Using all his strength, he jumped up and slammed his feet into Xil's side with a mid-air double kick. The impact knocked Xil back and away from Lakir, as Switch floated to the ground beside him.
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Lakir used the moment to lunge at Xil, who was knocked off balance. But Xil was more than ready, and sliced Lakir across the face with his sword. Meanwhile It seemed that James was the better duelist. Lake was pushed back until he was on his back. The tip of James' sword touched his neck. J," I told you. The path you chose was one of weakness. You have become nothing." L," What makes you think I'd give up that easily?" Before James could react, a giant tendril erupted from Lake's chest and slammed into James, throwing him across the field. As he landed, Lake hadn't finished his attack yet. He grabbed James by the throat and stabbed him in side of the stomach. L," You're weak and feeble. You stood no chance." J," Is..... This what.... Abby would've wanted? For you to..... Turn out like this." Lake stopped for a second, as if he was thinking. J," Just look at yourself.... You've become a slave..."
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Switch lunged at Xil and grabbed his sword by the blade. Rather than cut into his palm, the sword began to dissolve into ash and black dust wherever he touched it. Soon, the whole sword had fully disappeared down to the hilt and handle, its remains drifting away in the wind.
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Xil growled and punched Switch in the gut, sending him flying. Lakir recovered and tackled Xil to the ground. Meanwhile J," Just look around.... Is this what you wanted?" Lake did look around, and he didn't like what he saw. J," Are you really going to become like Aries?" L," No..." J," Are you going to become worse?" L," Never." J," Then what the hell are you doing?" L," I.... I don't know anymore...."
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Switch signaled Lakir to back away from Xil, straight after tackling him to the floor. Switch then raised an arm and summoned multiple dark tendrils that erupted from the ground and latched themselves onto Xil, pinning him firmly to the ground as if trying to crucify him there. He looked over to see that Lake had stabbed James, and he thusly rushed over to try and help.
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Xil broke free using his strength. Him and Lakir got into a stalemate, trading blows between themselves. Lake pulled the sword out and took a step back. James put his hand over the wound, and was healing it with a bright aura. J," It wasn't too deep." L," God.... What have I done...?" J," You can still fix all of this. Aries is the one hat has to go." L," I'm not strong enough to fight him. No one here is." J," Never stopped you before. You owe every single Guardian here to try." L,"..."
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"Besides, who ever said you had to face him alone?" Switch had caught up to James and Lake, stopping beside them.
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L," That thing is still attached to your chest. I can't remove it. So you'll be no match for him. But there is a way you can help me, it'll help me even the playing fields against Aries."
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"Go on, I'm listening..."
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" Aries instilled his own Darkness in the both of us. I can take the Darkness inside of you, cleanse you, and increase my strength, enough to kill Aries."
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"Then do it. The sooner this sickness is out of me, the better"
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" Alright, but it'll leave you exhausted. To the point of collapse."
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"Just do it. I'm ready"
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Lake put his hand on Switch's shoulder. Almost immediately, Lake could feel himself getting stronger while Switch was getting weaker.
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Switch's legs began to give way as he slumped to his knees on the ground. It looked like he was in a lot of pain, but he wasn't saying anything.
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"James, get ready to help him. I'm almost done. A few more minutes, and the process was complete. James caught Switch and laid on the ground. He began healing him with a Light aura emitting from his palm. Lake looked over across the river. " Be quick about it. And tell everyone to fall back to a safe distance. If I want to fight him at 100%, I can't be worrying about other Guardians getting caught in the fighting."
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Edited by Moot: 12/24/2015 3:22:47 PMA few moments later, Zaaria arrived near James and Lake on her sparrow. "I can take Switch back to the camp. He'll be safer recovering there"
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J," Do that. When you get back, issue an order for all Guardians to fall back."
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"Already done. Most of our battle groups are already returning. A few stragglers here and there, but they all have the message" Zaaria picked Switch up and slumped him over her sparrow, before getting on it and racing back to the guardian camp.
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J," You sure you can handle him?" L," Only one way to find out." James nodded and got on his sparrow and raced off. Lake waited. He knew Aries would come to investigate why the fighting had stopped.
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Zaaria arrived back at the camp. She picked up Switch and carried him over her shoulder to the nearest med tent. Just before entering, she looked over to the mountainside that had crumbled and broken under Lake's dark influence. "...where are you Jaden?..."
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Edited by IXMMISmokey: 12/24/2015 4:25:13 PMPretty soon, Aries showed up on the other side of the river, just across from Lake. A," So. They managed to convince you to go back to the Light? You're pathetic." L," And you're a monster. One that needs to be put down." A," Need I remind you of what you did today? You're just as bad as me." L," I'll never be like you." A," Oh really? Let me prove you wrong." A portal opened up next to Aries, long tendrils came out, carrying something, or rather, someone. It was Jaden, but he was severely wounded. Long gashes and cuts were all over him. A," The poor bastard should've died. But I kept him alive. You did that to him." L,"...." A," And that's not even mentioning all of the other Guardians you killed." The tendrils went back into the portal, and it closed. However, in the camp, a portal opened, and Jaden was deposited before it closed again. L," You're just trying to get into my head. You didn't save him out of the kindness of your heart." A," Point is. You would've killed him had I not intervened. I wonder how Switch and Zaaria would've taken to that." L," Just shut up. You sure do bark a lot but I wonder how your bite is." Lake was enveloped in Knight armour. Aries was chuckling. A," Oh I can do so much more than bite old friend." A large smoke cloud erupted around Aries, and he was engulfed. Pretty soon, the smoke cleared away, and what came out could only be described as a monstrosity. A gigantic ogre, as tall as if four Phogoths stood on each other's shoulders, was looking down at Lake. Aries was standing on the things head. A," What can you do? I wonder."
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Another vex portal opened up besides Lake. Switch, Jaden and Zaaria all stepped through it and out onto the ground. Jaden was wearing a couple of bandages, where he had been more severely injured, but surprisingly, nearly all of his wounds had fully healed. S: "you're probably wondering how we're all here right now, Aries. I'd be enamoured to explain it to you if you gave me the chance"
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Edited by IXMMISmokey: 12/24/2015 5:08:45 PML," I told you to get out of here. You'll only get in the way. He's out of your league."
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Edited by Moot: 12/24/2015 5:12:11 PMZ: "And we told you that you're not going to do this alone" J: "you really expect us to sit back and watch while you fight Aries 1v1? Heh, that's funny" S: "we came prepared, anyway. Zaaria's told us about some of Aries' little reserve tricks, and we have backups for those too" Z: "yeah, we've had three weeks to prepare this"
